Metallic reinforce for concrete construction.



1). A. WEDMORE. METALLIC REINFORGE FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.

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Patented Apr. 20, 19 09,

AT XXXXXX/g J ,S'pecification oi'iietters Patent. Patented April {flowing is a specification. f

20 drawings, in' which: I

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New JERSEY.

To allwhom it may cbncem:-

' I 4 Belt known that I; DANIEL J}, YEDMbIiE; a citizen of the United-States,'-.;iesiding in Philadellphia, Pennsylvania,' have. invented 5 3 certain mprovem-ents in Metallic Reinforces 1 for Concrete Construction, of which the fol- -';My'invention rel testo- "bonstruction, capable eff being assembled in aid'cf the usual formpr centering, receive the concrete andthus form. the core and-support otjhe'conzplete column.

YMLy invention'is fullj shown t c M 5 Figure 1,1s a perspective viewgof coliapsible reinforc' -meansfol-column construe? -tion the centering for receiving the con- ;rods which. are pro catedin dotted lines;- Fig.2, is-a view 0 the 1 arged peispective view of a pair of the ver-, tical rodsand the helicalspacer for the same;

' showing the mannerofsecuring the rods andspacer together; I ig. 5, isa perspectiveview .35 of the.tie.'memb er as bent. in securing the.

. parts to ether; Fig. .6, is, sectional lan l. view of the column reinforce, and Fig. 7-,- ustrates a form of structure rectangular in con-'- tour'.

AlS either build the-reinforcing element;.on the job or tchave the structure. rigidlybuilt-in. its final form and shippedto the lace of.use,.

thereto receive the heavierrein orcing bars, or, in-some nstances carrying thesame w th them. ln theuse of reinforcing structures of this character, there 5211'? a number-0fdiflia cultis, among whichinay be ment oned. the. excessive freight incident to theshipment of.

heavy structures, the bulk of the rigidly 3 31 1 5 0 E fii fRqsircnicbucsnru cousriwc'rrou.

I v concrete construc-.

tion m which 'metalhc reinforcing means are iPl f i a11d Object of my irivention is 'f X3 provide a collapsible reinforce for column esameset up, preparatory to;

reinforcement in thecgllaps condi ionii 3, is a Perspective n full size; of t e member, prior to use; Fig. 4, is 61k PATENT OF ICE. I.

PENNSYLVANIA; .ASSlGN OR" r0. PHILADEL.

'lbuilt S re, i ii ii hef .sse .of-the cin- 1 forcements erectd onthe' job the time that mustbe consumed infittigngtheelements of is iiirectedparticil My P sen larly to. rei nforeed,col;umns; In" a pending ap h'c'ation;Lhaveillustrated one form of for the construction of ahsquare} column,

reinforcem'erit ccnsisting of a series of vertical. reinforcing rodsfw1th' a. continuous sp'a'ein' member-sf heavy .wirebr flat metal eitfi'olhgthefbbttmltblthe top (if the oppositely; disposed-"reinforcing bars. By

together andprovidin'g a special form oftie member for securing them, to. the helical .spacer,-. I- rovide a structure that; can be adiiy co psedasiindieated, in.F' 2; the tie members. forming. hinge, .joint, between said spacer and the vertical. reinforcing rods. In the drewinfisfl, .l,.represent the rein-v forcing rods; 2, t ehelieal spacer, and3, the tie members connecting said s 8.06118-Hd rods. Although such ormed .by the tying means is on the arc of a circle described 11188118 are :lu1.

thus-formed;

manner'of connecting ;the same.:. .Asshown in 3, this-tying d 5. connected byga-bend. 6.;forming .a. contini the same planem: atmn ah le .to .eachother. This tie member iszfirst ap iedto the helical engaging it'in' the manner shown in Fig 4;

such .bend. bein held .close to the vertical reinforcing rod y a suitable tool, while the ,fhooke'dportions of the substantially paral- $00 umnfsubstantiailhvsquare end providing- .Theenla' ed 'ei g-F' {3, shows the tying v .[r'nember be ore-use, 11 ;Fig..- -.4',.shows- -the the; vertical f-reinforc ingrods and the helieals seer. bythe use of vicehas substantially. par fehng runs ,5 and firm STEEL, swish .c0.,..o *..P ILADE PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) A cdnro wrrouor thesameto ether, of. these objections made. -i1p f 'cqfr-neil fbars' wit fiindependen't horizontally disposed spacing members. My present. invention, however, comprises. a:.

column {ai'i'd tied.- atri'n'tervals to pairs of disposing' thes e.bars.'in pairs relatively close a by the -helical.-speoer,-=.ye t: such securing lb close together that'in practice no." cultyzie experincedin atte'm'ptingftofold the structure ion-the joint spacing band or'wire; the nd 16 of the same I leling runs are caught around the wire formmg thes acmg means; one of said ends being shorter t an the other. It will thus be seen that a hinge joint is provided by the tying means that will permit folding or collapsing of the structure to permit of 1ts read handling. "njhcn set upon the job, additional pairs of bars or rods such as indicated at 1- in dotted lines are'employed in connection with the structure and these may be secured to the helical wire orband forming the spacing means at various-points. It is, of course, unnecessary to tie these additional bar's at every run of the spacer, since the main; bars employed in connect-ion with the same when in its collapsible condition, are tied at every run, and such condition 1'. ill insure the propcr'positioning of the spacing means.

In the form of structure shon in Fig. 7, the vertical rods or bars 1 are disposed singly, in rectangular form, \aiih a 'c-cnitinu ous spacer 2, thenshole being capable of folding or collapsing in substantially the same manner as the structure shown in Fig.1. V 1

it is obvious, of'course, that other forms of ties capable of performing the function (is sired may be employed-instead of-the specific device shown and described hereith, and hence my invention is not limited to the'use of any specific form of tying means for securing the rods and spacer together.

I claim:

1. A col apsible reinfdrce'ment for concrete construction, comprising a series of longitudinal'reinforcing bars or rods, a con tinuous s acing member connected to said rods, an said members with respect to each other and securing the same together, saidsreinforcing bars or rods be e disposed in pairs op osite each other and 'l he rods of each pair eing relativel, close together; I p

2. A llapsiblei-reinforcement for concrete construction, comprising pairsof longitudinal reinforcing bars or rods, a continuous spacing member connected to said rods, and tying means forming hinge oints connectlng s'aid rods and spacing member, said pairs of rods being disposed opposite each other and relatively close together, I

3. A collapsible reinforcement for concrete column construction,- comprising airs of longitudinal reinforcil bars or ro s,. a continuous spacing men: er connected to said rods, and t g means encircling the rods and secure to the' spacing member,

said means connecting said ars and spacing means permitting movement ofmember together but permitting movement of the samewith respect to eachother', said reinforcing bars .or rods bei disposed in pairs opposite each other an the rods of each pair being relatively closetogether.

he combination, m a reinforcement to eachother to collapse the structure.

5.- Thecombination, in a reinforcement for concrete column construction, of pairs of longitudinal reinforcing rods or bars, 'a-helicallycoiled wirepforming spacing means for said bars, and tying means at the crossing points of said. wire and bars, said means. ieing so disposed as to form horizontal hinge joints permitting movement 'oL'said bars and wire with respect to each other to collapse the structure.

" 6. The combination}: in a reinforcement for-concrete construction,'of reinforcing rods orba'rs, a helically coiled spacing member, and tying means connecting saidspae'ing member and the rods or bars, said tying means comlprising a looped member having substantial y paralleling runs with hooked ends,- the loop of said member being adapted to engage .the continuous spacing member while the hooked ends of the tie are arranged to pass around the rods or'bars and. engage the spacing-members at points beyond the loop. a

7. -.The combination, in a reinforcement for concrete column-constructiomof reinforcing rods orbars, a helically coiled spacing member,' and tying'means connectingsaid spaoingmember and the rods or bars, said tymgmeans com rising a looped member havingsubstantially paralleling runs with ends of unequal length-terminating in hooks, the loop of said member being adapted to engage the continuous spacmgmember while the hooked ends of the tie are arranged to pass around the rod or bars and engage the-spacing member at different points beyond the loop.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 110 name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing)witnesses.' 4

. ANIEL A. WEDMORE. Witnesses:

E. P. WALLACE,. G. Rnnironn; 

